Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Nine Title

राजविद्या राजगुह्य योग:

rājavidyā rājaguhya yogaḥ

The Yoga of Sovereign True Knowledge and Sovereign Mystery.

rāja - a king, sovereign, chief or best of its kindvidyā - any knowledge whether true or false; knowledge of the soul or spiritual knowledge; true knowledge; science, learning, scholarship, philosophyguhya - mystery; to be covered or concealed or hidden or kept secret, concealable, private, secret, mysterious, mysticalyoga - the act of yoking, joining, attaching, harnessing; a yoke, team, vehicle, conveyance; employment, use, application, performance; a means, expedient, device, way, manner, method
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Commentaries and Reflections

Commentary by TKV Desikachar:

“The next six chapters emphasise that
devotion is the basis for seeing the truth.
This truth is, the Lord.
But devotion must grow from following ones duty
in a spirit of selflessness and search.”
– TKV Desikachar on Gītārtha Saṃgraha of Śrī Yāmunācārya Śloka Three
(Yāmunācārya overview of the Bhagavad Gītā Chapters Seven to Twelve)

“The Lord cannot be described in words.
But appears here for our aid.
The devotee can recognise this.”
– TKV Desikachar on Gītārtha Saṃgraha of Śrī Yāmunācārya Śloka Thirteen
(Yāmunācārya commentary on Bhagavad Gītā Chapter Nine)

Commentary by Paul Harvey:

“The Yoga of the highest knowledge,
the highest secret.”